Service difficulty report · Combustion Liner · Boeing 7372B7

Difficulty date
January 28, 2001
Submitted
March 5, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N266AU
Make and model
Boeing 7372B7
Aircraft serial
22878
Part
Combustion Liner
Part number
360452454
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Part time
1,561 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H, J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

MCO - FLT 2703 - EN ROUTE FROM LGA TO FLL, AT APPROXIMATELY FL310, THE APU SHUTDOWN DUE TO AN OVERSPEED CONDITION. THE NR 1 GENERATOR WAS ALREADY ON MEL, SO THE CAPTAIN ADVISED HE WOULD BE DIVERTING TO MCO. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APU COMBUSTOR ASSEMBLY. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. CLEARED MEL ON THE NR 1 GENERATOR BY REMOVING AND REPLACING THE CSD (P/N 731753) AND GENERATOR (P/N 976J498-1). OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)

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